Wikipedia Fun
(HT: SeanPAune.com)
Go to Wikipedia and look up your birthday (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.
Facts (Events):
1893 – Crash of the New York Stock Exchange.
1950 – The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
1967 – The world’s first ATM is installed in Enfield, London.
Births:
1880 – Helen Keller, American spokeswoman for the deaf and blind (d. 1968)
1930 – Ross Perot, American billionaire and politician
Death:
2004 – George Patton IV, American general (b. 1923)
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1Jaws
wrote on 8 April 2006 at 8:42
Interesting am gonna have to check that out!
I thought yours was some one ironic.
Day of the crash.. a day leading to many troubles days but yet the day of birth of Hellen Keller..a woman that over came troubles and led many inspiring days.
2Trelaina
wrote on 8 April 2006 at 12:26
August 5
Facts (Events):
1861 – First US Income Tax
1884(1885?) – Cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid.
1981 – Ronald Reagan fires striking air traffic controllers
Births:
1930 – Neil Armstrong
1945 – Loni Anderson
Death:
1962 – Marilyn Monroe